Apple Carrot Cupcake

These apple carrot cupcakes are what happens when you can’t decide between carrot cake and apple cake; they’re the best of both, combined. They are a little sweeter than a muffin, but with all of the texture and flavor from apples, carrots, coconut, and pecans, and topped with cream cheese frosting.

(Or not. Skip the frosting if you are being virtuous. You can pretend they’re muffins, nobody will know. But watch out, skipping the frosting just may give you an excuse to eat more of them than you should. Not that I would know anyone who would do that. Ahem.)

Method

1 Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and place rack in the center of the oven.

2 In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.

Stir in oil and eggs. Stir in carrots, apples, pecans, and coconut.

3 Place cupcake holders in muffin tins. Spoon the batter into the cupcake paper cups, three quarters of the way to the top. Bake 20-25 minutes (testing after 20 min), or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.

4 Beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar and mix until combined.

Once cupcakes are cool, apply frosting.

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A great recipe! I didn’t have coconut or nuts but had plenty of carrots and apples, I diced the apples which made for a nice texture! The dough was wet and glisteny! The cupcakes were DELICIOUS!! Super moist, even a few days later! I’m glad I found this recipe! , Thank you!

Wow these cupcakes look so good! I love how different this is than other cupcakes. And I bet they’ll taste just as good as they look since you’re combining two great things together. How many cupcakes does this recipe make? Is this your first time making this recipe or was it passed down to you? How can I make this recipe nut and gluten free?

Your recipe looks so yummy. Do you think it’s okay to use grape seed oil? I use it in your fresh apple bundt cake and like how it works. Your blog is truly my favorite, my main “cookbook”!! Thank you :)